Plastic Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Case Report
The First Reported Case of Schwannoma of Superficial Radial Nerve in the Forearm in Saudi Arabia
Author(s): Moataz Felimban*, Rayan Hafiz, Mansour Dahlan, Ghaida'a Fatani, Raneen Alnemari, Ameen Alsaggaf, Ahmed Afandi and Ahmed Basyoni
This report documents the involvement of Schwannoma in the superficial radial nerve in the forearm. An 18-year-old male patient presented with a soft swelling in his radial left forearm for 3 years. Neurological examination shows pain and electrical sensation on palpation over the mass otherwise no motor dysfunction. Subsequently, surgical exploration revealed that the superficial radial nerve was infiltrated by Schwannoma. The encircling tumor underwent nerve-sparing enucleation. The lesion was a pale-yellow solid mass encapsulated in a smooth membrane. Histological examination yielded the diagnosis of Schwannoma. The result of surgical enucleation was satisfactory. Postoperatively, there was no neurologic deficit and the patient had normal sensation and motor function. .. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2161-1076.22.12.8.401
